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A. CALLESON.

BOTTLE FEEDING MECHANISM.

APPLICATION FILED DEC-15,1917.

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Patented July 15, 1919.

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A TTORNEY A. CALLESON.

BOTTLE FEEDING MECHANISM.

APPLICATION FILED DEC-15,!9Il.

Patented July 15, 1919.

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APPLICATION FILED DEC-15,1917.

Patented July 15, 1919.

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TTORI VEY mos cALLESON, or BROOKLYN, Nnw YonK, ASSIGNOB. 'roAnnmNcnmcmNE wonxs, nm, or BROOKLYN, NEW YORK, A CORPORATION on NEW1031:.

BOTTLE-FEEDING MECHANISM.

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Application med December 15, 1917. Serial no. 207,224.

Toallwhomitmay concern: g and all the parts carried by it is kept Be itknown that I, Amos CALLEBON, a. from moving beyond-a definite point oneach citizen of the United States, residin at pick of the pawl (onaccount of the im- 1 Brooklyn, in the county of Kings and tate petusreceived from the pawl) by a stop n of New York, have inven certain newand which at the vend of the pawls working 60 useful Improvements inBottle-Feeding stroke holds the latter against the ratchet Mechanisms,of which the following is a and so in the path of the tooth next back ofsp cification, that it is engaging; this stop is the 0K- This inventionrelates to means forv adturned end of a bolt 0 which by means of avaneing articles, as bottles, step by step, and handle 1; can be turnedin bracket 1) so that 65 it consists, first, in a novel construction ofthe stop clears the pawl, thus to permit the rotary advancer 01' turretadapted to be rotary structure to be turned by hand With adjusted tosuit different sizes of the articles the pawl at the end 'of its workingstroke. to be advanced, and, econd, i vel means The centering body partof the turrent or for efiecting step by step movements of the advanceris arlf ng 011 nd secured to the 7 advancer. 1 head-block It thus: It isformed in two parts, In the drawings, I the base or lower part q and theupper or an- F i u e 1 i l f th h i m; nular part 1?. Part 9 1s acasting hollowed Fig. 2 is a vertical sectional view thereof; out at thelinder side (as at g) to fit snugly Fi 3 i 1 d Fig, 4 a ti l over thehead-block and havingca circumfer- 75 of the rotary ential outer rabbetg at the top and a cird or t t; V cumferential outer flange g at thebottom. Fi 5 1 l d Fi 6 a ti l Part 1-1 s arranged in the rabbet andprojects tional view of the head-block for the axial so that 1t and theflange g form a circumfershaft depending from said advancer or turentialgroove 8. At equidistant points parts 80 ret; g and 1' are secured inpermanently fixed re- Fig. 7 is a horizontal sectional view in thelation to eachother by screws t, which are lane of line 7 -7 of Fig. 2tapped into head block h and penetrate spac- Fig. 8 is a plan of theadvancer or turret, mg sleeves 14 serving to space the parts 9 1- in thesame being formed in twoupper and the annular hne of the screws a slightdis- 85 'lower-parts; v tance as indicated at u in Fig. 4; outwardlyFigs. 9 and 10 are vertical sectional views of this spacing means,therefore, the parts of said parts; f may be sprlmg together upon the aplica- Fig. 11 is a side elevation of a fragment of tion of suitablepressure, wlth the e ect of said parts, showing the hinge-portion for asomewhat; reducing the "Wldth of groove 8. 90 certain hingedspring-finger; and Partsq and 1' further afiord bear ngs for Figs. 12,13 and 14 areside, plan and edge the arbors 'v of a pan of intermeshmgpmviews of said finger. ions w, the upper end of one arbor being To theframe a of a bottle filling and sealexposed and formed square to receivea 40 ing machine is secured in any suitable man- Wr n hr v ner a bracket7) upon which rests a plate c Two annular sections or rings or, 3 onehaving a yielding bottle-pad or seat d. A upon the other, embrace thecenterlngbody cylindrical bearing member 0 is supported part of thebeing engaged m groove b its flange f resting on the top ofthe 8', asshown in Fig. 2. They have toothed bracket, being penetrated by a stoutpin or segments :0, y 6111';- with the two pm- 100 shaft 9 which issupported by a head-block ions w, respectively. .operat1ng the gearh(Figs. 5 and 6) w "ch is'keyed on the uping constltutedby the pnnons,that 1s, by per end of said shaft; The lower end of the turning thepnnons in their it will shaft has aflixed thereto the ratchet a. beapparent that the rings a, 3 will moved Journaled onmembereabovetheratchetis rotatively relatively to each other mpppo- 105 a crank jcarrying a spring-pissed pivoted site direc ions- To hold the 1n thepawl k normally engaging the teeth of the position to which they are adl pro; ratchet, I be' a linkwhereby from a. suityide clampmg screws 21.. dls ably oscilla crank m, the pawl is o'sciltantly and penetratingfreely the annular lated. The rotary structm including shaft, part r buted in the part 9 of the center- 11c tional view of the body part J upperends, they pass through the space and thus be adapted bottles areentered the nuts to spring the outer circumferential portion of part 1'toward the flange g and, clamp the two rings 2:, y between them. It willbe observed that, when nuts 2 are released, the screws t retain parts g,1' fast, particularly so that working position of the pinions to willnot be disturbed. Q

Each. ring a: y bottle supporting on tightening has projections formingdevices and projecting in difierent radii. The projections 2 on the"ring wand those 3 on ring 3/ are respectively extended, the former downand the of each projection z on ring :v, for example, is in the rotarypath of the two projections 3 on the other ring flanking it. Thus thebottle,

.against upsetting. The projections 3 are curved (their concave orbottle engaging sides) being faced in the direction of rotation; theprojections 2 have hinged springfingers or gates 4 at their free ends (5be: housed in the proin a s rin -pressed plu jetion 2 aiid normallyholding the gate; at a limit which the plug itself afi'ordsFigs. 8 and%3while allowing it to swing outwardly By adjusting the rings at, yrotatively, as described, the distance between each two projections 2, 3can be altered to suit the size of bottle being advanced. The

pocket formed by the projections, and at the proper point in therotation of the turret are drawn radially outward clear of the turret,the spring-fingers d yielding to them.

At equidistant points the ring g has a wiping blade 7 projecting in achord of the circular path of the bottles, the same acting to wipe oilof the bottle seat 5. and out of the pockets formed by fragments ofbottles which may become broken while they are being operated upon onsaid seat.

Having thus fully described my invention, what I claim as new and desireto secure by Letters Patent is:'

1. A rotary advancer including a centering body member dividedtransversely of the axis of rotation of the advancer into two parts,separate sections arranged between said parts together the proper 4other on the axis of rotation of latter up, so that the extension whichstands between each two pro jections 2.3, has ample lateral supportdownwardly 'into the the projections A of the support on said parts andhaving article-supporting de vices in different radii, and means to drawto clamp said sections between them, one of said section's beingrotatably adjustable relatively to the other when unclamped.

rotary advancer including two sec tions having article-supportingdevices on each of them in difierent radii, one of said sections beingrotatable relatively to the the advancer, and gearing to shift therotatable section relatively to the other around said axis.

3. A rotary advancer including a rotary centering body member, twosections arranged on said member and having articlesupporting devices indifferent radii and each being rotatable on said member around the axisof rotation of the advancer, and gearing to adjust saidsections. inopposite directions around said axis.

4. A rotary advancer-including a centering body member, two sectionsarranged on said member and having article-supporting devices indifierent radii and each bein rotatable on said member around the axleof rotation of the advahcer, and means to adjust saidsections inopposite directions around said am's including having oppositelyrotating gear members respectlvely engaging said sections.

5. A rotary advancer including a centerportions of said parts .at bothsides of the groove into clamping relation to the part of said structureengaged in the groove.

6. In combination, v with a flat support for the bottles, a rotary-bottle advancing turret arranged a vertical axis and havin peripheralbottle receiving pockets, and also having wipers projecting therefromeach in a chord across the circular path of said pockets;

In testimony whereof I afix my signature;

AMOS CALLESON.

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